Pseudo Sonic was a robot based on Sonic the Hedgehog built by Dr. Robotnik. In Archie Comics continuity, this was the first Sonic-based Badnik that Robotnik ever made. Though not as streamlined as any of its successors, Pseudo Sonic was still capable of matching Sonic's speed.
History[]
Pseudo Sonic first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog #9. Robotnik's latest "ultimate creation" was designed using everything Robotnik knew about Sonic, and proved to be a pain to test. Not only was it insulting Robotnik, but its means of showing its abilities consisted of throwing Robotnik off a cliff. Annoyed, Robotnik ordered Pseudo Sonic to try and find Knothole Village. Antoine D'Coolette mistook him for Sonic (blaming the darkness and the artist) and inadvertently allowed Pseudo Sonic to find Knothole's entrance. Before he could tell Robotnik the coordinates to Knothole, he was short-circuited by Tails's trick with static electricity. Pseudo was then tossed in the garbage.
Pseudo would reappear many years later in Sonic #170 when Sonic learned of an Island of Misfit Badniks and decided to investigate. He found almost a dozen of his old foes, all of whom he had fought before except one. Pseudo Sonic explained that he had hoped to have a fight with Sonic, but last time, Sonic was MIA due to an unpleasant experience with Poison Sumac flowers. When they duked it out, a Crabmeat unit noted that the two were evenly matched. A bighorn challenge seemed prudent. With Orbinaut acting as a judge, Sonic and Pseudo rammed each other at full speed. The vibration from the impact sunk the island, while the Badniks faked their deaths. Sonic escaped with only a headache, but Pseudo had fallen apart. The Badniks promised to repair him and get revenge on Sonic.
A Burrobot unit noted that Pseudo has a Ratio-Redoubler, and decided to use it to enlarge Pseudo Sonic. They planned to use a the giant Pseudo Sonic as a means of revenge, but had a setback when the Forty Fathom Freedom Fighters attacked. Burrobot had to finish construction himself, while Caterkiller and Ballhog led the other Badniks to stop the intruders. When Pseudo Sonic awakened, he knocked away everyone, Burrobot included, and declared himself the biggest thing on Mobius. Then Big Fluke sat on Pseudo, and crushed him, the Badniks and the island into a cube.
Design[]
Pseudo Sonic possesses superior strength due to his robotic nature and is capable of matching Sonic's speed and some of his moves. He is noticeably clunkier than other Sonic robots like Metal Sonic or Mecha Sonic which could easily outperform him.
See also[]
- Pseudo Sonic - Animated version of this robot from the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon.